Stroke Care
When a patient comes to the hospital with stroke symptoms, it’s crucial to make a proper diagnosis quickly in order to begin treatment to minimize the effects of a stroke. Merit Health Central delivers potentially life-saving care for ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. We provide care and treatment with:
- Speed – Treatments given during the first three hours after a stroke can greatly reduce or even reverse the effects of stroke, so stroke care professionals are ready to jump into action immediately.
- Knowledge – Doctors, nurses, emergency professionals and other specialists meet high educational standards, and are specially trained to identify stroke symptoms and administer treatments.
The trained stroke care team can perform minimally invasive treatment options, including:
- Angioplasty and stent placement to open blocked arteries and veins
- Thrombolitic therapy deliver clot-dissolving medicine to treat ischemic strokes
Merit Health Central is the first hospital in Central Mississippi with the imaging technology that will analyze cat scan (CT) and MRI studies of patients with acute stroke to optimize the patient's treatment plan.
Following a stroke, rehabilitation care is there to help individuals regain their independence. The multidisciplinary rehabilitation team at Merit Health Central provides caring, personalized assistance to help patients meet their goals.